the Ark, 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor. $20. (734)
761-1800.

Attend a presentation of songs, ballads and
humor performed by Mike Atanoff 5-6 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 22, at the West Bloomfield
Township Public Library, 4600 Walnut Lake
Rd., West Bloomfield. (248) 682-2120.

Join Cantor Meir Finkelstein's Singalong at
7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24, at the B'nai
Israel Center, 4200 Walnut Lake Rd., West
Bloomfield. (248) 357-5544.

(248) 645-8700, ext. 6.

Get free coaching at the Writers Corner con-
ducted by Norma Goldman 10 a.m. Friday, Jan.
20, at the Oak Park JCC. (248) 967-4030.

Join Rabbi Elliot Pachter for a discussion of
"The Classic Midrash" at 10 am. Sunday, Jan.
22, at Congregation B'nai Moshe, 6800
Drake, West Bloomfield. Free for members,
$7 for others. Call Nancy Kaplan at (248)
737-1931.

Attend an Internet Safety Class at 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 24, at Temple Israel, 5725
Walnut Lake Rd., West Bloomfield. Sheriff
Michael Bouchard will discuss identity
theft, safe credit card use and child pro-
tection. (248) 661-5700.

Hear Marcia Rafel perform
show tunes after a noon
lunch Thursday, Jan. 26,
at the Oak Park JCC.
$2.75 lunch, $1 program
for nonmembers.
Reservations are required
for lunch. (248) 967-4030.

Listen to Dan Nichols perform Jewish rock
and folk standards and have desserts at 8
p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, at Temple Shir
Shalom, 3999 Walnut Lake Rd., West
Bloomfield. Profits are for Project Chessed.
$10. RSVP to (248) 737-8700..A free concert
and pizza dinner is planned for 4:30 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 29, at the temple.

Experience the performance of Debbie
Friedman at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, at
Temple Beth Emeth, 2309 Packard, Ann
Arbor. The event honors Terri Ginsburg as
educator for 10 years. $36, $18 for students,
free for children under 5. (734) 665-4744.

Join Keren Alpert for a discussion of "The
Prophet of Loss," the tale of Job and its les-
sons, at noon Thursday, Jan. 26, at Temple
Beth El, 7400 Telegraph, Bloomfield
Township. Participants are asked to bring
their lunches. (248) 865-0612.

Meet the faculty of the Jewish Academy of
Metropolitan Detroit High School and learn
about school programs during an open
house at 1:45 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 29, in the
Marion & David Handleman Hall in the D.
Dan & Betty Kahn Building on the Jewish
Community Campus in West Bloomfield.
(248) 592-5263.

Event Hotline

Discuss current events with Dave Weiner at
10:30 a.m. Thursdays at the Oak Park JCC.
(248) 967-4030.

Education

Hear Rabbi Herbert Yoskowitz discuss
"Secrets Unveiled: Miqua'ot Gedolot," based
on a new translation of the Book of Exodus,
noon-1:15 p.m. Thursdays, Jan. 19 26, at Adat
Shalom Synagogue, 29901 Middlebelt,
Farmington Hills. $10 fee per session
includes lunch. Call Charlotte Fiszbein at
(248) 851-5100 the Thursday before each
program to attend.

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Find out about "Being Jewish, Doing
Jewish" in a free class conducted
by Rabbi Steven Rubenstein 10-
11 a.m. Tuesday mornings,
through Feb.14, at
Congregation Beth Ahrp,
5075 W. Maple, West
Bloomfield. RSVP by calling
(248) 851-6880.

Discuss A Search for Ancestors in Hungary"
with Jewish Genealogical Society President
John Kovacs at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 19
at the Temple Beth El library, 14 Mile and
Telegraph, Bloomfield Hills. Kovacs, a
Holocaust survivor from Hungary, spent two
months there last year researching his
ancestors. Free for members, $5 for others.

Get free legal advice from
the mobile office of the
University of Detroit Mercy
School of Law 10-11 a.m.
Thursday, Jan. 19, at the
Oak Park JCC. To schedule an
appointment, call (248) 967-4030.

Hear Rabbi Eric Yanoff discuss "Conservative
Judaism in the 21st Century" at 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 19, at Congregation Shaarey
Zedek Bnai Israel Center, 4200 Walnut Lake
Rd., West Bloomfield. The program is spon-
sored by the Sisterhood. RSVP to Laynie at
(248) 357-5544.

Laugh with comedian Mark Schiff as he
entertains at a National Conference of
Synagogue Youth Adult Comedy Night at 8
p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21, at Young Israel of
Southfield, 27705 Lahser. The event benefits
the youth organization. The food includes
sub sandwiches and beverages. $45.
Advance tickets can be ordered by calling
(248) 557-3952.

the Temple Israel Brotherhood at 9:30 a.m.
Sunday, Jan. 22, at 5725 Walnut Lake Rd.,
West Bloomfield. $10. (248) 661-5700.

erages. $5 per adult, $10 per family for skate
rental. RSVP to Jennifer Noparstak at (248)
203-1460.

Join the Temple Shir Shalom Brotherhood at
10 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 22, and hear Andre
Douville, executive director, discuss
"Changing Times in Israel: Ushering in a. New -
Age of Pragmatism." Bagels and coffee pre-
cede the talk at 3999 Walnut Lake Rd., West
Bloomfield. RSVP to (248) 737-8700.

Participate in a Texas Hold 'em Tournament
sponsored by the Men's Club of
Congregation Beth Shalom at 2:30 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 29, at the synagogue, 14601 W.
Lincoln, Oak Park. Proceeds benefit the con-
gregation. There will be cash prizes and
snacks. $50 before Jan. 23, $60 later. (248)
547-7970.

Scout party service providers at the Party
Planning Showcase sponsored by the
Sisterhood of Temple Beth El 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 22, at the temple, 7400
Telegraph, Bloomfield Hills. Visitors can sam-
ple foods, win prizes and get a complimentary
directory of exhibitors and party experts. Call
Barbara Grant at (248) 851-1100, ext. 3149.

Bowl with Congregation Beth ShalOm to
raise funds for the American Red Magen
David for Israel ambulances at 1 p.m. Sunday,
Jan. 22, at Royal Oak Lanes, 107 S.
Washington. Call Pam Feldman at (248) 547-
7970, ext: 217.

Skate with family in a program sponsored by
the Adat Shalom Men's Club 4-7 p.m. Sunday,
Jan. 22, at the Farmington Hills Ice Arena.
There will be a pizza dinner catered by
Jerusalem Pizza. $8.50 per skater, $6 per
non-skater. Advance reservations required by
Jan.19. Send checks to Men's Club Skating
Party, Adat Shalom Synagogue, 29901
Middlebelt, Farmington Hills. (248) 851-5100.

Experience Yoga & Yiddishkeit at 7 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 22, at Adat Shalom Synagogue,
29901 Middlebelt, Farmington Hills.
Instructors for the free session are Rabbi
Rachel Shere and Yogi Jason Hulschof.
Call Eliana Loomer at (248) 851-5100.

Hear a discussion of "Israel's Changing
Outlook" with Jonathan Livny, former
presiding judge of the Military Court in
Judea and Samaria and a veteran of Israel's
Defense Forces, at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan.
25, in a private home. The event is spon-
sored by Federation's Women's Campaign
and Education Department. $18.
Reservations are requested by Jan. 20 with
a call to Alaine Waldshan at (248) 203-1486.

Hear Howard Lupovitch, Jewish Studies pro-
fessor, discuss "Middle Ground or Muddled
Ground: Alexander Kohut and the Hungarian
Roots of Conservative Judaism" at 4 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 26, at 3050 Frieze Building,
105 S. State Street, Ann Arbor. The program
is sponsored by the Frankel Center for
Judaic Studies. www.lsa.umich.edu/judaic.

Celebrate the arrival of Super Bowl with
Federation's Young Adult Division at Super
Skate Sip 'n' Shmooze 2 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan.
29, at Campus Martius Park, 800 Woodward,
Detroit. There will be snacks and warm bev-

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Have breakfast with George Blaha, voice of
the MSU Spartans and Detroit Pistons, and

Celebrate Harriet Berg's 45th year as a
leader of dance in the Jewish community with
a free gala performance 2-4 p.m. Sunday,, Jan.
29, at the West Bloomfield Jewish Community
Center. Dancing to the music of Sam Barnett
and his combo follows. Tickets are required by
calling (248) 432-5577.

Join chef Kip Bourdeau of Bistro Bourdeau
at Specialty Showroom in
Berkley for a cooking demon-
stration and lunch at the
invitation of Tikvah Group
of the Greater Detroit
Chapter of Hadassah at
10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31.
$25. RSVP by Jan. 20 to Miriam
at (248) 737-8891 or Rhonda at
(248) 737-2681.

Health

Take part in free Living With Grief meetings
sponsored by Hospice of Michigan 7-8:30
p.m. Tuesdays through Feb. 9 at
Congregation B'nai Moshe, 6800 Drake,
West Bloomfield. To register, call Cindy
Goldman at (248) 253-2580.

Participate in a Survivors' Support Group with
Dr. Charles Silow 10-11:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. .
23, at the Oak Park JCC. (248) 661-2999.

Attend a Health and Fitness Day sponsored
by the Temple Beth El Sisterhood for women
only starting at 9:15 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31,
with exercise and nutrition segments. Yoga
therapist Gail Mondry, exercise specialist
Marni Stone and dietician Gail Posner are
among the session leaders. A healthy buffet
lunch is planned for noon. $20 Sisterhood
members, $25 guests. To register, prior to
Jan. 20, send checks to the Temple Beth El
Sisterhood, 7400 Telegraph, Bloomfield
Township 48301. (248) 851-1100.

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Helping Out

Volunteer for the fifth Judaica Art Fair
planned Feb. 11 -13 by Bais Chabad Torah
Center at the West Bloomfield Jewish
Community Center. People are needed to run
the show and house artists from Israel.
(248) 855-6170.

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